Rugs Antiques

Rugs

Sites with educational content about antique rugs and other textiles of interest to collectors fall within this category. Textiles other than rugs include garments, utilitarian objects (containers, for example) and trappings of various kinds.

• - Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
  
• - Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
  
• - On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
  
• - An active rug collector organization.
  
• - Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
  
• - Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
  
• - A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
  
• - Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.
  
• - Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
  
• - A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
  
• - Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  
• - Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
  
• - Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
  
• - Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
  
• - Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
  
• - Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
  
• - New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
  
• - Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
  
• - Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
  
• - A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
  
• - London's oldest Oriental rug shop. Antique rugs, decorative carpets, guestbook, feedback and company background.
  
• - A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
  
• - Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
  
• - Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
  
• - Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire.
  
• - Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
  
• - The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
  
• - Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
  
• - A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
  
• - Turkish Carpet Exporters' Association directory. Includes information about Turkish carpets & kilims.
  
• - Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
  
• - Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
  
• - Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
  
• - Informational site with charactersitics of rugs and carpets from various geographic areas.
  
• - A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
  
• - Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German.
  
• - English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
  
• - Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
  
• - Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
  
• - An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
  
• - Informative site that includes extensive articles by author and collector James Opie.
  
• - Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
  
• - Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
  
• - Appraisers of Oriental rugs, carpets and tapestries for all purposes.
  
• - London dealer in antique rugs and textiles from western and central Asia.
  
• - A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
  
• - Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
  
• - Rugs, kilims and other artifacts from Turkey and surrounding areas, with a lot of information about rugs and kilims.
  
• - Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
  
• - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
  
• - A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
  
• - Berkeley (California) dealer site, with some information on rugs.
  
• - Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
  
• - Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
  
• - List of links to informative sites on oriental rugs and rug news from the members.
  
• - A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
  
• - Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
  
• - Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
  
• - Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
  
• - Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
  
• - Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
  
• - Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
  
• - Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
  
• - Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
  
• - Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
  
• - A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
  
• - Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
  
• - Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
  
• - Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
  
• - Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
  
• - Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
  
• - Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
  
• - Oriental rug events, articles and links.
  
• - University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
  
• - Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
  
• - Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
  
• - Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
  
• - History, regional differences and functions of carpets in Turkey.
  
• - Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
  
• - Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
  
• - Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
  
  

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